Release front cover
Album
Ring Of Fire (The Best Of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash
Release information
Year
1963
Label
Columbia
Description
Perhaps Columbia's first compilation of Cash's greatest hits. Half the songs on this album became set list regulars throughout most of Cash's career.
1. Reissued on CD by Columbia/Legacy in the early 1990s (CK 66890).
2. Reissued on CD by Bear Family Records on their The Man In Black boxes (with the contents of "Ring Of Fire" being drawn from various periods of Cash's early years with Columbia, the songs were not collected on one single box).
3. Planned for reissue on LP by Sundazed Records (Bob Iwrin's label - run by the same guy who originally remastered "Ring Of Fire" for CD release, as well as acting as reissue producer on several of Columbia's Cash reissues over the years). Apparently the release was scrapped, but it was mentioned in issue 13 of Sundazed Tymes with the catalog number LP 5177.
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Tracklist
Use this tracklist as a route map: each released track can lead to the specific recording or take, and the studio session behind it.
| # / Side | Track | Archive links | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ring Of Fire
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2:37 |
| 2 |
I'd Still Be There
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2:33 |
| 3 |
What Do I Care
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2:06 |
| 4 |
I Still Miss Someone
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2:35 |
| 5 |
Forty Shades Of Green
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2:53 |
| 6 |
Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
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3:55 |
| 7 |
The Rebel - Johnny Yuma
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1:52 |
| 8 |
Bonanza!
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2:19 |
| 9 |
The Big Battle
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4:02 |
| 10 |
Remember The Alamo
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2:48 |
| 11 |
Tennessee Flat-Top Box
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2:58 |
| 12 |
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
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2:47 |